Bibionidae
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Bibionidae (March flies) is a family of flies (Diptera) containing approximately 650–700 species worldwide. Adults are nectar feeders and emerge in numbers in spring. Because of the likelihood of adult flies being found in copula, they have earned colloquial names such as "love bugs" or "honeymoon flies".
Species
march-flies
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyBibionidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5,455
- With media
- 91
- Family
- Bibionidae
- Collections
- LACM, FMNH, MHNCA, YPM
- Recorded in
- Germany, United States, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bibionomorpha
- Image
- Bibio johannis.jpg
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- Category:Bibionidae
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Biology
- Fossil record
- Genera
- Economic importance
- References
- Further reading
- Identification
- Species lists
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Bibionidae (March flies) is a family of flies (Diptera) containing approximately 650–700 species worldwide. Adults are nectar feeders and emerge in numbers in spring. Because of the likelihood of adult flies being found in copula, they have earned colloquial names such as "love bugs" or "honeymoon flies".
==Description==
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